Popularity

Maud is a very prominent first name for women (#1424 out of 4276, Top 33%) and a slightly less prominent surname for all people (#81406 out of 88799, Top 92%). (2000 U.S. Census)

Presented below is the birth name popularity of Maud for girls. Maud reached its highest rank of #74 in the U.S. then, but is not in the Top 1000 at the moment. (2014 Birth Statistics)

Shown below is a comparison of the popularity of Maud and related names. Prominent alternative forms of Maud listed in the Top 1000 are Madeline(#89 a year ago), Mafalda, Mathilda, Mathilde, Matilda(#583), Matilde, Mattie(#958), Maude, Maudie, Tilda, Tilde, Tillie and Tilly. This girl name reached the peak of its popularity during the years 1880-1889 and has become much less widespread since, with forms such as Mattie, Maude, Maudie, Tilda and Tillie becoming somewhat outmoded. Madeline(#89) is the most contemporarily stylish girl name in this list. There is a resurgence in birth name usage for this name. (2014 Birth Statistics)

Similar Names

Maud▼ is pronounced similarly to Mayde and Mead. Other recommended similar baby names are Mada, Maddy, Mady, Maida, Mata and Mayda. These names tend to be less commonly used than Maud.